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Shaham N, Kazemian Moghadam K, Haroon Rshidi H. The Effectiveness of Schema Therapy on Parental Stress
and Psychological Hardiness of Mothers of Children with
Autism Spectrum Disorder. J Except Educ 2021; 3 (163) :92-92
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1- M.A. Department of Psychology, Dezful Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dezful, Iran
2- Assistant Professor Department of Psycology, Dezful Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dezful, Iran. , k.kazemian@yahoo.com
3- Assistant Professor Department of Psycology, Dezful Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dezful, Iran.
2- Assistant Professor Department of Psycology, Dezful Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dezful, Iran. , k.kazemian@yahoo.com
3- Assistant Professor Department of Psycology, Dezful Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dezful, Iran.
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Abstract
Background: The aim of present study was to investigate the effectiveness of schema therapy on parental
stress and psychological hardiness of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in 2019.
Method: This semi-experimental study was conducted as pre-test and post-test with control group. Statistical
population included all mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in the city of ANDIMESHK. From
among these mothers, 30 mothers were randomly selected and put into the experimental and control groups
of 15 persons each. The parenting stress index (Abidin, 1995) and psychological hardiness questionnaire
(Kobasa, Maddi & Kahn, 1982) was the instrument of this study. First, the pretest was conducted on the two
groups. Then, the experimental group was exposed to an eight-session training of group schema therapy
these sessions were weekly held in group. At the end, the post-test was applied on both groups.
Results: The results of covariance analysis indicated that schema therapy has significantly decreased
parenting stress and increasing psychological hardiness and there is a significant difference between
the experimental and control groups in the psychological hardiness and parenting stress of the mothers
of children with autism spectrum disorder (P<0.001). The mean of stress in the experimental group
was lower than the mean of the control group. Also, the psychological hardiness in the experimental
group was higher than that of the control group. Thus, the effectiveness of schema therapy on increasing
psychological hardiness and decreasing the level of parental stress of mothers of children with autism
spectrum disorder was confirmed.
Conclusion: Based on the results of the effectiveness of schema therapy approach on childbearing stress
and psychological stubbornness of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder, it can be concluded
that schema therapy training is an effective treatment to promote psychological stubbornness and reduce
parental stress and generally improve mentally healthy.
Background: The aim of present study was to investigate the effectiveness of schema therapy on parental
stress and psychological hardiness of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in 2019.
Method: This semi-experimental study was conducted as pre-test and post-test with control group. Statistical
population included all mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in the city of ANDIMESHK. From
among these mothers, 30 mothers were randomly selected and put into the experimental and control groups
of 15 persons each. The parenting stress index (Abidin, 1995) and psychological hardiness questionnaire
(Kobasa, Maddi & Kahn, 1982) was the instrument of this study. First, the pretest was conducted on the two
groups. Then, the experimental group was exposed to an eight-session training of group schema therapy
these sessions were weekly held in group. At the end, the post-test was applied on both groups.
Results: The results of covariance analysis indicated that schema therapy has significantly decreased
parenting stress and increasing psychological hardiness and there is a significant difference between
the experimental and control groups in the psychological hardiness and parenting stress of the mothers
of children with autism spectrum disorder (P<0.001). The mean of stress in the experimental group
was lower than the mean of the control group. Also, the psychological hardiness in the experimental
group was higher than that of the control group. Thus, the effectiveness of schema therapy on increasing
psychological hardiness and decreasing the level of parental stress of mothers of children with autism
spectrum disorder was confirmed.
Conclusion: Based on the results of the effectiveness of schema therapy approach on childbearing stress
and psychological stubbornness of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder, it can be concluded
that schema therapy training is an effective treatment to promote psychological stubbornness and reduce
parental stress and generally improve mentally healthy.
Type of Study: Original Article |
Subject:
Autism
Received: 2020/Oct/Thu | Revised: 2021/Nov/Sat | Accepted: 2021/Aug/Wed | Published: 2021/Aug/Fri | ePublished: 2021/Aug/Fri
Received: 2020/Oct/Thu | Revised: 2021/Nov/Sat | Accepted: 2021/Aug/Wed | Published: 2021/Aug/Fri | ePublished: 2021/Aug/Fri
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